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Checklist for Tribe Dynastini MacLeay, 1819
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
7913
22353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
7905
22347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
7770
22009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
6349
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
105
2106
6485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
98
1894
5574
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
188
814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
188
814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
147
669
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDynastinae
MacLeay, 1819
Horn beetles, Rhinoceros beetles
21
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeDynastini
MacLeay, 1819
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
2 Genera with 3 Species
Dynastes MacLeay, 1766Hercules Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Megasoma Kirby, 1963Elephant beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
3 Species
Dynastes grantii Horn, 1870Grant´s Hercules Beetle
Dynastes tityus Linnaeus, 1766Eastern Hercules beetle
Megasoma vogti Cartwright, 1963Texas Elephant Beetle


Links, sources and further information
Dynastini at itis.gov